STORY: People injured in attacks on a cluster of private coal mines in southwestern Pakistan were brought to this hospital in Quetta on Friday (October 11).
Police said around 40 men armed with guns, rockets and hand grenades killed some miners in their sleep and shot others after lining them up.
More than 20 were killed.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
One mine owner told Reuters the attackers burnt down 10 mines along with equipment and machinery, adding that they had been receiving threats from militants for some time.
The attacks took place in the mineral-rich Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran.
A decades-long insurgency in Balochistan by separatist militant groups has led to frequent attacks against the government, army and Chinese interests in the region.
Pakistan’s prime minister said in a statement the government was “determined to root out all forms of terrorism.”
Discover more from PressNewsAgency
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.